Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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